Gov. Gavin Newsom called for a special session to safeguard California's progressive policies ahead of a Trump presidency.
Newsom’s office told The Associated Press that the governor and lawmakers are ready to “Trump-proof” California’s state lawsCalifornia's Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom , a fierce critic of former President Donald Trump , on Thursday called for lawmakers to convene a special session later this year to safeguard the state’s progressive policies on climate change, reproductive rights and immigration ahead of another Trump presidency.
In New York, Gov. Kathy Hochul and Attorney General Letitia James said senior staffers plan to meet regularly to coordinate legal strategies. Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey, who as state attorney general filed dozens of lawsuits against Trump during his first term, said they will “have to see if he makes good on what he promised and ran on in terms of Project 2025 or other things.”
California was home to the so-called Trump resistance during his time in office, and Trump often depicts California as representing all he sees wrong in America. In a speech Wednesday morning, Trump vowed to follow through with his campaign promise of carrying out the mass deportation of immigrants without legal status and prosecuting his political enemies.
Newsom has called California a sanctuary for people in other states seeking abortions. The state has passed dozens of laws to protect abortion access, including setting aside $20 million in taxpayer money to help pay for patients in other states to travel to California to get an abortion. Newsom also leads a coalition of 20 Democratic governors launched in 2023 to strengthen abortion access.
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